Former “Actual Housewives of Atlanta” star Kandi Burruss made her grand return to the Broadway stage on December 11 within the hit musical “& Juliet,” and based on her, the timing could not be extra “good.” In a brand new interview, the truth star and Grammy-award-winning songwriter opened up about placing herself on the market once more amid her ongoing divorce from her soon-to-be ex-husband, Todd Tucker. Whereas the singer has confronted a whirlwind of private drama not too long ago, she admits that the stage is strictly the place she must be proper now.

Talking with PEOPLE, Burruss confessed the timing of her return to Broadway was “f-cking good.”

In response to the mom of three, loads is swirling round her in the mean time, however it “feels good” to concentrate on what makes her completely happy.

“This present is a lot enjoyable that it doesn’t matter what’s occurring, it simply takes you out of that area,” she mentioned.

Burruss will carry out eight reveals per week in “& Juliet” till early March 2026; nevertheless, this was not the “Actual Housewives” star’s first time on the legendary stage.

In 2018, Burruss starred as Mama Morton in “Chicago,” following within the footsteps of her “Atlanta” co-star, NeNe Leakes.

For this time round, Burruss admitted she was a bit apprehensive about getting again in entrance of an viewers.

“At first, I used to be a bit of nervous, I am not going to lie,” she mentioned. “I’ve not carried out on Broadway in eight years, since Chicago. That is a very long time! And yeah, I toured with Xscape, and have performed appearing roles, however in fact, I wish to be on level, I wish to be proper! However I really feel robust about it. I really feel good. I really feel able to go.”

Within the musical, the forged sings songs written by the famed music producer Max Martin, who has labored with artists akin to Ariana Grande, Britney Spears, NSYNC, and Pink.

And talking of Pink, Burruss sings one in all her songs, “F-ckin Excellent,” within the musical, and after a while, realized the music hits nearer to residence than she thought.

A clip of her performing the music on “The View” sparked a frenzy amongst watchers. Within the efficiency, she sings, “Fairly, fairly please, do not you ever, ever really feel / Such as you’re lower than f-ckin’ good / Fairly, fairly please, in case you ever, ever really feel such as you’re nothing / You are f-ckin’ good to me.”

In response to Burruss, the 2010 single means extra to her for a particular cause. “I am all the time in my head, doubting myself — regardless that I assume it might look to different folks like I by no means have doubts. However folks simply see the shiny a part of the coin, proper?” she mentioned.

“You do not see the opposite facet the place it is form of boring. It is form of like, ‘Oh my God, I do not know if that is what I am imagined to be doing?’ So I am actually listening to these phrases now,” she added.

Weeks earlier than beginning her Broadway stint, the “No Scrubs” author revealed she was divorcing her husband, Tucker, whom she’d been married to for 11 years.

“I’m entering into a brand new chapter pouring into my work, my household, and my very own progress. I’m grateful to everybody who supported us all through the years, and I ask for privateness, grace, and understanding as we navigate this transition with our household,” she mentioned.

On her podcast, Burruss received much more susceptible concerning the break up, admitting to experiencing a wave of feelings. Generally you are cool, you are transferring, you are mixing, you are transferring, you are hanging out with pals,” she mentioned earlier than noting that different days aren’t as simple. “So all of the instances you’ve got been seeing me on-line [all smiles] means nothing. I have been going by way of it, little one. I have been going by way of it. Life has been life-ing me.”